Cougar Community News
Woodside TK-8 January 17, 2025
Middle School Internet Safety Lessons
All of our Middle School classes enjoyed a presentation from Detective Dexter of the CHPD on Tuesday! The students learned about Internet Safety from games to social media and more! He was appreciative of the student participation, as they were excited to talk or comment on the material presented. Ask your child about what he/she learned? Are there new precautions your student is thinking about now?
JANUARY
- Jan. 8-Feb. 7 San Juan Unified Annual Climate Survey, parent survey link
- Mon. Jan. 20 - Martin Luther King Jr HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL
- Tues. Jan. 21 - PTO Meeting, 4:30pm in Art Room/Design Lab or Zoom LINK HERE
- Thurs. Jan. 23 - Trimester 2 Progress Reports viewable on Parent Portal
- Fri. Jan. 24 - Healing Heels Assembly, 9:00am TK-4th, 10:10 5th-8th, San Juan Unified Open Enrollment closes
FEBRUARY
- Feb. 1-Mar. 21 - ELPAC (English Language Proficiency Assessment for California) grades TK-8
- Feb. 1-April 30 - PFT (Physical Fitness Test) grades 5 & 7
- Mon. Feb. 3 - School Site Council Meeting, 3:30 in Design Lab/Art Room
- Fri. Feb. 7 - Sports Spirit Day, Annual Survey closes, 8th Grade Promotion Pictures
- Tues. Feb. 11 -PTO Meeting, 4:30pm in Art Room/Design Lab or Zoom LINK HERE
- Fri. Feb. 14 - Valentine's Day, iReady Winter Assessment closes
- Feb. 17-21 - Presidents' Week - NO SCHOOL
- Wed. Feb. 26 - 3rd-5th Grade Assembly from Kaiser, 8:30am
- Thurs. Feb. 27 - Middle School Movie Afternoon, 3:00-5:00pm
- Fri. Feb. 28 - Cooperation Assemblies, 8:30am 3rd-5th Grade, 9:00am TK-2nd
Afterschool Clubs
Nature Watch Clubs have begun with Mrs. Bishop-Olivares leading the TK-2 class and Mrs. Weber leading the 3rd-5th class.
Our second session of Lego/Robotics Club for 3rd grade is coming Tues. Feb. 4th-April 22nd. This club is led by our third grade team of Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Gonzalez. Permission Slips due by Jan. 31st! Download your copy here or click on the photo below: LINK Our 5th-7th grade continue to have Project Optimism (POMS) each Thursday from 1:15-3:45pm! Let us know if you are interested in joining.
January workshops and events
Jan. 23 at San Juan Central (3700 Garfield Ave. in Carmichael) from 2 to 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 30 at Northridge Elementary School (5150 Cocoa Palm Way in Fair Oaks) from 2 to 4:30 p.m.
Participate in the Loving Solutions series starting Wednesday, Jan. 22, from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. (and meets weekly) at Thomas Kelly Elementary School. This workshop is designed by parents, for parents raising strong-willed children ages 4 to 12 years old.
Learn more about these upcoming events at www.sanjuan.edu/face.
Families can also visit the video library to watch a video to learn ways to help their students navigate the internet safely. Visit sanjuan.edu/famlilyed to view the video.
During Tuesday's consultancy day with the design team, our staff continued refining our behavior systems by focusing on the Woodside ROARS. Our goal is to revamp and re-energize the ROARS, ensuring they are embraced and lived daily by everyone—staff, students, and families alike.
As Woodside’s innovative school facilitator and member of the design team, I am always eager to connect with the community. If you have any thoughts or ideas to share, I’d love to hear from you. To arrange a time to talk, please email Deanna Victor at dvictor@sanjuan.edu.
It's Time for the Annual Climate Survey!! We want to hear from you!
All parents/guardians and students are invited to take the annual district climate survey. Visit www.sanjuan.edu/annualsurvey to participate by Feb. 7. The survey is available in multiple languages.
Your feedback is vital and informs school and district leaders of the changes needed in their communities.
We greatly value your feedback and thank you in advance for your participation.
Parent Survey - sanjuan.edu/parentsurvey
Student Survey (4th-8th grade) - sanjuan.edu/studentsurvey
Open Enrollment Information
San Juan Unified’s open enrollment period ends at 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24. During this time, you can submit an application to have your student attend a school other than their neighborhood school as long as there is space available and you are willing to provide transportation for your student. Families can now log in to Parent Portal to view your child’s assigned school for the next school year to help you decide whether to participate in open enrollment. As soon as you log in to Parent Portal, you will see both your child’s school for this school year and their assigned school for the next school year (2025-26) listed just below (see detailed instructions below). No further action is needed if you are satisfied with your child’s assigned school for the next school year. If you would like to apply to make a change, you can complete an open enrollment lottery application. Because open enrollment is a computer-generated lottery and not approved on a first-come, first-served basis, you can submit your application at any time during the open enrollment period. Applications are available online at www.sanjuan.edu/openenrollment and at the San Juan Central office, located at 3700 Garfield Ave. in Carmichael.
SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION
Office phone - (916) 971-5216
Mrs. Taylor Gonzales-Moore, Secretary - taylor.gonzalesmoore@sanjuan.edu
Mrs. Ana Johnson, Clerk - ana.johnson@sanjuan.edu
Mrs. Deb Johnston, Vice Principal - debra.johnston@sanjuan.edu
Mrs. Beth Wahl, Principal - ewahl@sanjuan.edu
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